Banned Baby Names

My husband and I were watching this YouTube video of banned baby names, and it got me thinking--what names are banned from your list? Your MIL's name? An ex's name?

I'm pretty open, but no "@," no "La-a," and no Mergatroyd! I've also heard of kids named Nevaeh ("heaven" backwards) and Fenway (middle name PARKER). I also read that in some cultures, parents name their children for where they were conceived. Um, no thanks!

Exes names are OUT, and anything 80's sounding was OUT with my DD. Britney, Courtney, Tiffany.....yuck! This time around rhyming names are OUT. We both liked the name Alice but Alice Perales?? Um no. HA HA

I've gotta mention a couple other doozies I've come across in my time. There was a kid in my high school named, I kid you not, Aero Smith. Spelled exactly like that. And there was another girl named Tara Reizer. Like, terrorizer. Oh oh oh, and another kid was named Elliott Elliott. Rumor had it that his middle name was Elliott too, but who knows if that was really true. That kid was an odd individual but I guess I'd be too if I was named Abbie Abbie. Although the ultrasound tech at my last OB practice (we've since moved so I have a new practice) was named Linda Linda, but the last Linda was her married name. Haha, just had to share!

feedthepregosaurus, yup. He and his twin go by their middle names but they have the same freaking birthday and on legal documents their names are the same! I have no idea what mil and fil were thinking. There have been plenty of times where it has just been a pain in the ass. For example, one of them had a insurance claim for an accident and the insurance company sent it to the wrong one and, good lord, and we were like, whose is this?

I think they were expecting one to be a girl, but they both ended up boys. Now the half brother..... I think fil is just way into himself and his name. Lol

My hubby and I had a firm 'no top 50 names' rule, as well as plans to never do an uncommon spelling. HOWEVER! We both found a name that we love, found it individually of each other, and just can't seem to get it out of our heads.

The name we found is Abigayle, which combines the popularity, spelling, and a dreaded "y"!!! However, we both love the name, and my mom's name is Gayle, so it's even harder to just say no to. Prior to that, we had our hearts completely set on Tallulah for a girl, and Saxton for a boy. Saxton is still our favourite boys name, but combined with the middle name, his initials would be SOB, which DH thinks is funny, but I'm not thrilled about.

So many names are off limits for us. Gender neutral names, names if children we already know, named friends or family have "called". We basically like classic named that have been around for a looong time.